The effect of ballroom dance on balance and functional autonomy among the isolated elderly.

Autor: Borges EG; Stricto Sensu Post-Graduation Program in Human Motricity Sciences of Castelo Branco University, Salvador Allende Av., n. 6 700, Recreio, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 22780-160, Brazil. elianegsborges@hotmail.com, Cader SA, Vale RG, Cruz TH, Carvalho MC, Pinto FM, Dantas EH
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Archives of gerontology and geriatrics [Arch Gerontol Geriatr] 2012 Sep-Oct; Vol. 55 (2), pp. 492-6. Date of Electronic Publication: 2012 Apr 05.
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2011.09.004
Abstrakt: The aim of the present study was to analyze the influence of a ballroom dancing program on the functional autonomy and physical balance of institutionalized elderly individuals. The study enrolled 75 sedentary elderly subjects from long-term institutions who were randomly divided into a ballroom dance program group (EG; n=39) and a control group (CG; n=36). The protocol of the Latin American Group for Maturity (GDLAM) was used to evaluate functional autonomy. Physical balance was analyzed using a stabilometer and posture meter platforms. The level of significance in statistical tests was set at p<0.05. Regarding the physical balance evaluation, only the members of the EG achieved a significant reduction in weight (Δ=-0.98 kg) following the experiment, both in the intragroup (p=0.002) and in the intergroup analysis (p=0.012). In the evaluation of functional autonomy, only the EG showed a significant reduction in the execution time of all the tests and in the GDLAM index: GI (Δ=-6.99), both in the intragroup (p<0.001) and in the intergroup analysis (p=0.011). Thus, it can be inferred that sedentary elderly individuals who are residents of long-term institutions can improve their functional autonomy and balance with a ballroom dance program.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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